Type-writing machine.



H. H. STEELE.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED um. za, 1911.

Patented Deo, 26, 19H.

U N ITEDv STATES PATENT OFFICE. ,HERBERT H. fsTEELE, E MAECELLUS, NEW YORK, AssIGNon To THE MONAEGE'TYPE- WEITER COMPANY, oE sYKAcUsE, NEW' YORK, A CORPORATION 0E NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

I To all whom it may concern:

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My invention relates to typewriti'ng machines and more particularly to means whereby tabulating operations may be automatically effected as the writing proceeds, and without the exercise of any care .or

judgment on the part o1"V the operator, and

without the actuation of special tabulating To the above and other ends whichiwill hereinafter appear,rmy invention conslsts `in the features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices to be set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the ap,- pended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts'in the various views, F igure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the typewriting machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear elevation with parts in section of ay portion of the mechanism disclosed in Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are fragmentary rear elevations of the feed rack and pinion with the disengaging devices mounted on the feed rack; the different views representing the parts as they are disposed at different points in the travel of the carriage.l Fig. 6 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the feed rack with the modified form of disengaging device applied thereto. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the saine.

I have illustrated my invention in the 4present instance embodied in a Monarch typewriting machine, only so much of said machine being shown as is necessary to illustrate my, invention in its embodiment therein.

The top plate 1 of the machine has brackets 2 mounted thereon and these brackets support oppositielv grooved xed guide rails 3 and 4. The carriage comprises a slide bar 5 provided with oppositely grooved guide rails 6 at the top and bottom edges thereof. Anti-friction balls or rollers 7 are interposed between the-fixed guide rails and the guide Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 23,

Patentedn'ee. 26, 1911.

1911. l Serial No. 616,318.

rails 6 on the carriage bar v5. End bars or projecting brackets 8 extend forwardly from the slide bar 5 at the ends thereof and support a platen shaft 9 on which a cylindrical platen l0 is mounted. The carriage is 60 propelled by the usual spring drum 1l connected to the carriage by a strap or band'12, which latter is connected at one end to the drum and at its opposite end to a depending pin 13 on the carriage. The carriage is thus 65 mounted for movement across the top lplate from-side to side of the machine and is funder control of the usual stepby-step letter feed or escapement mechanism. In the present instance this escapement mechanism com- ,prises arms 14 pivoted to the carriage at 15 and connected at their rear endsv to a feed rack 16. This feed rack meshes with a feed pinion 17 fixed to the forward end of a shaft 18 mounted to turn in a bearing supported 75 anlsln contained within a drum 21. `Feed dogs 22 and 23 are carried by a dog rocker 24 controlled 4in the usual .manner by the finger keys; the dogseoperating with the 'escapement wheel to afford a step-by-step,

movement ofthe carriage during the printing operations. A carriage scale 25 is mounted inthe usual manner adj acenttothe platen.

,The parts thus far described are or may be of the usual construction employed in the Monarch machine. the present instance to provide the feedrack 16 with a scale on the rear side thereof, the scale comprising numerical indices 26 spaced apart to correspond-to the spacing However, I prefer in on the carriage scaleA for purposes which will hereinafter. more clearly appear.

The upper edge of the feed rack is pref erably provided with recesses or indentures 27 eaeharranged opposite a space 28 between two adjacent teeth 29 on the feed rack. 100

I have provided a series of diseugaging or closing devices each represented as a whole by the reference'numeral 30. These devices as illustrated in FigsQl, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are each made of a strip of Wire bent on itself to form aA finger piece or projection 31, an engaging member 32 on one end, and a sec, ond engaging member '33,at the other end.` l The engaging member adapted to be seated in a recess 27 in the upper edge of 119 30 therein.

the feed rack, whereas, the lower engaging member -33 is adapted to be received in a space 28 between two adjacent teeth of the feed rack, which'space is diametrically op- 5 posite the depression 27 in which theV upper end of the disengaging device is received. There is sufficient resiliency between the tw`o engaging members or arms 32 and 33 to cause them to spring slightly toward each other and then preyent the disengaging device from being accidentally displaced rearwardly from the feed rack. Each of the devices 30, however, may, be detached fom the rack and adjusted along it to different setv positions.

10 scale. The disengaging devices in the present instance are such that each of them is adapted to close a single space between two adjacent teeth 29 of the feed rack, and the closing in the present instance is effected by the member 33, being received in one of the spaces 28 on the rack and substantially tilling said space as indicated in the drawings. Inthis manner the space is closed against the admission ofthe teeth ofthe feed pinion The effect of this construction is to temporarily bring about a disengagement between the feed rack and pinion during the letter-space feed of the carriage, and to af# ford a skipping movement of the carriage ,until the disengaging device passes to a point where it is no longer effective to maintain a disengagement between the rack and pinion'. Then the feed rack drops down and rengages the pinion after a predetermined 40 extent of skipping movement of the carriage has taken place. This will be clearly understood from a comparison of Figs. 3, 4 and 5. Fig. 3 illustrates the parts as they appear at the instant'when an engaging device 30 is brought into coperation with the feed pinion. Thus, it will be seen that as the carriage and feed rack move in the direction of the arrow under a step-by-step feed movement of the escapement mechanism, thepart 33 of the engaging device 30 will be brought into contact with the tooth a on the feed pinion 17. Atv the next actuation of a finger key the feedpinion 17 will be rotated'in the' direction -of' the arrow from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that indicated in Fig. V4. "-'g'Ihis movementis effective to raise the rack ,against the weight thereof and the usual spring (not shown) employed to depress it, thereby disengaging the rack from the teeth O of the feed pinion. The carriage spring is jthen effective to move the carriage'and rack in the direction of the arrow unt1l` the engaging device 30 has passed over the tooth b of the feed pinion, and thefeed rack may then be Edepressed to` effect a .rengagernent with the teeth a, b, of the feedpinion. This skipping movement of the carriage is effec-- tive to move the tooth d of the feed rack from the position shown in Fig. 4 to. that indicated in Fig. 5 and to bring the tooth e of the feed rack into engagement with the tooth b offthe feed pinionas illustrated in Fig. 5. In other words, the free movementl of the carriage effected by the disengagement described, in the present instance corresponds to two letter spaces of the carriage,

or to the distance of two teeth of the feed.

rack; although the extent of this free skipa. single space 28 as a unit, this may be multi- Y plied at will by adjusting theclosing devices adjacent to oneanother. If, for instance, it is desired to aiford a three letter-space skipping movement of the carriage, two of the disengaging devices 30 maybe employed in adjacent rack spaces 28, and so on.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have illustrated a modified form of disengagin or closing device `preferably struck up vrom spring sheet metal and comprising a bodyportion 34, an engaging arm 35 terminating in a slight bend 36 and an'angular portion 37 formed on a second arm 38 at the lower end of the strip 34; the said arm 38l and the angular portion 37 being received in the space 28 of the feed rack and closing the same against the admission of the teeth of the feed pinion.

In .order that a clear understandlng of the use of the automatically operating tabulating mechanism may be arrived at 1t may be assumed, for example, that a work sheet or blank, in the nature of a freight or way bill, is to be filled in and that such work sheet.is ruled throughout the width thereof to divide the sheet in various vertical columns, each of which has printed headings or inscriptions. placed in the machine and an inspection of the carriage scale indicates the positions in the travel of the carriagewhere the various columns are divided. VIfx the'present instance it maybe assumed that hedistance from the last character inscihc ne column to the first character to be inscribed in the next column is a distance of twoletter spaces; and.

this distance maintains between the columns throughout the sheet. In work sheets of this character the number of characters contained in eaclrcplumn isgenerally the same,

so thatthe perator roceeds to write, say, four characters on t e machine under the first heading. After the last character in This work 'sheet I this column is written thecarriage will au- 'lao lumn may be written.

tomatically skip to bring the next column to a position Where the first letter in said colpleted the carriage will automatically skip to the next column where the first character under the heading of that column may be4 written and so on through each successive column. It will be understood that theoperator thus proceeds`in the ordinary maiiner to ll in the items in the respective colL unins and that the carriage is automatically moved from column to column without actuating Athe special tabulating key or keys, and without the exercise of any special precautionto determine-the columnar position of the sheet, this'latter being automatically takencare of as the work proceeds.

It will be seen therefore that I haveA pro-v vided simple and eftiient means for filling an tabulated reports, f reight, or way bills and the like and by which much time andA annoyance may be vsaved 4the operator. Moreover, it will vbe 'understood that the e'ect may be Aaccomplished by the' simple employmentof the disengaging devices on existing stylcs'of typewriting machines, such as the Monarch machine, without l changing vor materially changing the phys-` ical characteristics of said machines as they 'now exist. It will alsobe observed that the disengaging devices 30 may be adjusted to to increase the number of spaces desired for' various positions to operate at any point on the line of travel of the carriage and may be multiplied at any given point in orde` the-free travel of the carriage between columns. It will be seen that in each of the fol-ms shown the disengaging device constitutes means for closing certain of the spaces.

28 of theA rack against the admission therein of the carriage feed device which coper- -ates with the feed rack and which, inthe A present instance, is the feed pinion.

While I have described one form of typewriting machine embodying rmy invention, it should. be understood that various changes may bc made Without departing from-fthe spirit and scope of my invention. Thus, from certain aspects `of my invention I contemplate covering broadly the provision of moans closing the spaces between 4certain nation of a power drive After this is com-4 ment mechanism therefor includingaI feed rack; and means for closing the space betweencertain of the teeth of said rack.

2. In a typewrit-ing .`macliine, the coinbination of a power-driven carriage; es-

feel rackyand adjustable means for closing thefspace between certain of the teeth of said"rack, the adjustment of said means determining .which of said spaces shall be closed.

capenient mechanism therefor including a 3. In a typewriting machine, 'the com-` bination of a power-driven carriage; escapement, mechanism therefor vincluding a feed rack; and a plurality of independently adjustable devices for closing 'the spaces be- Atween certainA of the teeth of said rack.

4'. In a typ'ewritingv machine, the combination of a .power-driven carriage; escapement mechanlsmtherefor including a feed.

rack; and means 'forclosing thespace bevtween certain teeth ofthe feed rack, said closing means being movable to aninppera- 5./In 'a typewriting machine, the cornbination of a power-drivencarriage; escapement mechanism therefor including a feed rack; anda device for closing they space bef tween'certain teeth of said.A rack, said device being detachable fromthe machine.

6. In a `typewritiiig machine, the .combination of a power-driven carriage; escapement mechanism thereforincludlng afeed rack; and a plurality` of independently adjust-able devices forclosing the spaces between certain of the teethof said rack, each .ofsaid devices being detachable from tlie rack and capable ofclosing the single 'space between an adjacent pair of teeth.

7. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a power-driven carriage; escapement mechanism therefor including a feed pinion and a feed rack nionntedfor move-v ment into and out of engagement with said vfeed pinion; and independently adjustable devices for closingl the -spaces between certain of said teeth to automatically-effect' a disengagement between the rack and pinion when said devices reach the feed pinion and for automatically restablisliing engagement between the rack and pinion when said devices pass the pinion; t

8., In a typcwriting machine, the combination of a power-driven carriage; escapement mechanism therefor including a feed pinion, and a feed rack mounted for movement into` and out of engagement with said feed pinion; and independentl adjustable devices for closing the spaces etween certain of said teeth, each of said devices closing the space between a pair of adjacent teeth on the rack. A

9. Ina typewriting machine, the combination of a power-driven carriage; escapement mechanism therefor including a feed carriage.

said rack and which may be adjusted to dif-v ferent positions along said rack and with reference to t-lie scale thereon.

4l0. In av typewriting machine,v the combination of a power-driven carriage; escapeinent'mechanism therefor including a feed rack having a scale thereon corresponding to the carriage scale; and a feed pinion;

and a device carried by said rack and ad# justable thereon with reference tothe scale on the rack, said device coperating With said feed pinion to effect a disengagementbetween the rack and pinion. i

nation of a power-driven carriage; escapement mechanism therefor comprising a feed rack and a coperative feed device; and a disengaging device carried by said feed rack and operative to automatically disengage the i'ackf from its coperative feed .device at a predeterminedfpoint in the travel ofthe 12. In a typewriting' machineythe combination of a power-driven carriage; escapel' ment mechanism therefor comprising a feed rack and a coperative feed device; a disengaging device carried by said feedrack and operative to automatically disengage the rack from its coperative feed device at -a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage; and means by which an adjnstiiient of said disengaging device may be eifected to different points along said rack to deter inine at 'what point in the travel of the carringe the disengagement between 'the' rack and its coperative feed device shall vtake piace. r

1 3. in a typewriting machine, the coinbination of provai-driven carriage; escape` ment mechanism therefor including a feed rack and a coperative feed device; and a disenga'ging device which is received atgonc endbetweeri, teeth of the rack to prevent an adjacent rack'tooth from engaging itsco-l operative feed device and which engages at cits opposite end with the other edge of the rack, whereby said disengaging device may be detached from the rack and adjusted to different positions along the length thereof and may be held against accidental disp acement in any of the positions to which said disengaging device may be adjusted.

14. In a typewriting machine, the combi'- nation of a powei'driven carriage; escapes ment mechanism therefor 'including a feed rack and ai coperative feed pinion; and a wire disengaging device which isreceived at one end between two adjacent teeth of the rack to prevent'fan adjacent rack tooth from engaging the feed pinion and to bring about an automatic disengagement between the feed rack and pinion to afford a free travel of the carriage in the direction of its feed,

said device engaging at its opposite end with g .1 the other edgeof the rack, whereby said disll. In a typewriting machinathe comb1-` engaging -device may be. detached from the rack and adjusted to different positions` along` thei lengththereofand may be held against accidental displacement in any of the positions togwhich said disengaging device may be adjusted; l

15. In a typewritiiig machine, the combi- 'nation of ajpower driven carriage; escapement mechanism therefor including a feed rack, recesses therein on. the edge Vof the rack oppositethatwhicli carries the teeth, each of said recesses being opposite a space bei tween twoadjacent teeth .of the feed rack;

and a disengagin device detachably connected to'said feed rack and having a part which is received and vsubstantially 1311s the space' between tvv'o adjacent teethon the rack and which is also received in the recess o posite' said last mentioned space.

16. In atypewriting machine, the combi#A nation .of a power driven carriage; escapel ment mechanism therefor including a feed Arack .and a copcrative feed device.; arid-` antoniatically operating means for eifecting a disengagement between said feed rack and its'coperative. feed ldevice dui'in the feed ofthe carriage ,said means inclu ing a de-' vice car'riedbvand detachable' from said feed rack.

Signed at Syracuse, .in the county of Onondaga, and State 'of New York', thisl 20th day ofMa'rCh,V A.'D. 191] i HERBERT STEELE W'itnesses: 4

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